BELIEVE  that  no  one 


is  no 


thing 


ble 

sary  as  summer,  that  night  is  as 

manifestation  of  Life,  and  just  as 
good  J>  I  believe  in  the  Now  and 
Here.  I  believe  in  You  and  I  believe 
in  a  Power  that  is  in  Ourselves 
that  makes  for  Righteousness  & 


i£x  Htbria 


SEYMOUR  DURST 


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Avery  Arc  hitectural  and  Fine  Arts  Library 
Gift  of  Seymour  B.  Durst  Old  York  Library 


ftye  Jfflotto  poofe 

BEING  A  CATALOGUE  OF  EPIGRAMS 

BY 

FRA  ELBERTUS 


Assisted  at  times  by  Solomon,  Ruskin, 
Shakespeare,  Joaquin  Miller,  Benjamin 
Franklin,  Walt  Whitman,  Ali  Baba 
and  Felix  Cyrenius 


Is  the  World  all  Wrong? 
REFORM  YOURSELF 


Done  into  a  Book  by  The  Roycrofters  at  their  Shop, 
which  is  in  East  Aurora,  Erie  County,  New  York 


Copyright 
1909 
by 

Elbert  Hubbard 


GREETING! 


E  build  on  the  thoughts  we  think! 
Over  Beethoven's  writing-table  there 
was  a  framed  motto  which  he  kept  ever 
before  him : 

I  am  that  which  is:  I  am  all  that  is,  that 
was,  and  that  shall  be.  No  mortal  man 
hath  lifted  my  veil.  He  proceeds  from 
Himself  alone,  and  to  Him  alone  do  all 
things  owe  their  existence  Jt  jfi 

Those  who  knew  him  best  said  that  his  life 
was  molded  and  shaped  by  the  sentiments  of 
this  motto. 

Above  William  Morris'  desk  these  words 
were  carved : 

He  that  continueth  unto  the  end, 
the  same  shall  be  saved  j»      jfc  j» 

No  one  needs  to  explain  that  William  Morris 
persevered  and  conquered  J,  Possibly  the 
motto  helped ! 

On  the  wall  of  Ruskin's  Library  were  the 
words: 

The  waste  places  shall  be  made  green; 
And  the  desert  shall  blossom  like  the  rose. 


ERMS:— The  profit  on 
these  MOTTOES  being 
microscopic  we  can  not 
even  afford  bookkeep- 
ing, and  so  we  ask  our 
friends  to  Remit  with  Orders. 
If  goods  are  not  satisfactory,  they 
can  be  exchanged,  or  we  will  send 
your  money  back  without  argu- 
ment, excuse  or  even  question.  We 
prepay  carriage  on  everything  but 
wooden  frames  and  carved  slabs. 
These  often  weigh  a  part  of  a  ton. 
They  are  securely  crated,  and  are 
sent  the  cheapest  way  unless  you 
especially  specify  that  you  want 
them  "the  worst  way."  J>  J>  J>  & 


THE  ROYCROFTERS 

EAST    AURORA,    NEW  YORK 


MOTTOES  CARVED  ON  OAK 
HALF-LOGS    AND  SLABS 

OR  the  greeting  to  the  stranger  with- 
in your  gates,  for  the  fireplace 
message,  nothing  is  so  pleasing  as 
a  motto  carved  on  an  oak  half-log 
or  an  ash  slab. 
We  make  these  to  any  measurement  desired 
and  carve  your  motto  s£  We  have  several  on 
hand,  mounted  with  copper  bands  and  hung 
with  hand-wrought  chains. 

PRICE,  THREE  AND  FIVE  DOLLARS 

The  half-logs  are  3  feet  10  inches  by  1  foot  6 
inches.  The  oak  slabs  are  3  feet  10  inches  by 
10  inches.  They  bear  various  legends — say: 

Art  is  the  expression  of  man's  joy  in  his  work. 
Be  yourself. 

Blessed  is  that  man  who  has  found  his  work. 

Build  strong. 

Co-operation. 

Economy. 

Equanimity. 

Fletcherize. 

Fraternity. 

Good-cheer. 


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He  who  will  not  accept  orders  can  not  give  them. 

Head,  Hand  and  Heart. 

Ich  Dien. 

It  does  n't  matter. 

Life  without  Industry  is  Guilt,  Industry  without  Art 
is  Brutality. 

Men  are  only  great  as  they  are  kind. 

Moderation. 

Mutuality. 

O  luxury,  thou  curst  of  Heaven's  decree, 
How  ill  exchanged  are  things  like  these  for  thee^! 

Perseverance. 

Produce  great  people,  the  rest  follows. 

Raise  the  stone  and  thou  shalt  find  me,  cleave  the 

wood  and  there  am  I. 

Reciprocity. 

Self-reliance,  Self-respect,  Self-control. 
Service. 

The  Institution  of  the  dear  Love  of  Comrades. 

The  love  you  give  away  is  the  love  you  keep. 

The  love  you  liberate  in  your  work  is  the  love  you  keep. 

They  will  talk  anyway. 

Use  your  friends  by  being  of  use  to  them. 

Without  the  door  let  sorrow  lie,  and  if  perchance  it 

hap  to  die,  we  '11  bury  it  deep  in  a  Roycroft  pie. 

Your  eyes  and  ears  inform  you,  not  your  tongue. 


keliqiok: 
work,  play, 
breathe.bathe 
study,  live, 

LAUQM 
VQND  LOVE. 


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part,  hand-made.  Four  different 
grades  are  used;  namely,  charcoal 
cover,  translucent  board,  Italian 
hand-made,  and  the  Imperial  Japan  vellum. 
Sometimes  these  mottoes  are  on  English  Box- 
moor.  Some  mottoes  are  illuminated  for  the 
elect.  Q  The  prices  of  mottoes  vary  according 
to  the  paper  on  which  they  are  printed  and 
the  amount  of  hand-illumination : 

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Size— 11  1-4  x  15  3-8 

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Size— 11  1-4  x  15  3-4 

On  Italian  hand-made,  Illumined  initial  .  .50 

Size— 11  1-2  x  15  3-8 

On  Italian  hand-made,  plain      .       .       .  .25 

Size— 11  1-2  x  15  1-2 

On  Translucent  board        ....  .25 
Sizes— 11  x  14;  7  x  14;  7  x  11 

On  Charcoal  cover,  Illumined    ...  .15 

Sizes— 10  3-8  x  7  3-8;  8  x  10;  14  1-2  x  7  1-2 

On  Charcoal  cover,  plain    ....  .10 

Sizes— 10  3-8  x  7  3-8;  8  x  10;  14  1-2  x  7  1-2 

On  Italian  hand-made,  Illumined  initial   .  .10 
Size— 7  3-8  x  10  3-8 

On  Alexandria  Japan,  Illumined        .       .  .10 

Sizes— 6  3-4  x  6  3-4;  5  5-8x6  1-2;  6  1-2x4  1-2 


The  Univer- 
se is  planned 

for  good: 


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ilium,  plain 


1  A  bad  compromise  is  better  than  a  good  lawsuit    .      $1.00  .25 

2  A  business  education  is  economic  freedom     .       .  .25 

3  A  duty  is  a  pleasure  which  we  try  to  make  ourselves 

believe  is  a  hardship   .25 

4  A  good  laugh  is  sunshine  in  the  house    .       .      .        1.00  .25 

5  Ah,  wasteful  woman !  she  who  may 

On  her  sweet  self  set  her  own  price,  etc.       .       .        1.00  .25 

6  Aim  high  and  consider  yourself  capable  of  great        1.00  .25 

things  .15  .10 

7  A  little  more  patience,  a  little  more  charity  for  all, 

etc.  1.00  .25 

8  All  that  is  loyal  within  you,  etc  1.00  .25 

9  And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Fra  Elbertus  saying,  Verily, 

the  most  necessary  thing  in  a  shop,  store,  bank, 

railroad  office  or  factory  is  to  keep  the  peace,  etc.  .25 

10  An  educated  man  is  one  with  a  universal  sympathy 

for  everything,  etc.        ......         1.00  .25 

11  An  invocation  to  man  1.00  .25 

12  Any  man  who  plots  another's  undoing  is  arranging 

his  own   .      .  .25 

13  Applaud  us  when  we  run,  console  us  when  we  fall, 

cheer  us  when  we  recover,  but  for  God's  sake 
let  us  pass  on!   .15 

14  A  retentive  memory  is  a  great  thing,  but  the  true 

token  of  nobility  is  the  power  to  forget 

15  Are  you  a  cheerful  loser?  If  so,  you  are  bound  to 

win  out  in  the  long  run — take  your  medicine  . 

16  Art  is  the  beautiful  way  of  doing  things  . 

17  As  love  goes  to  those  who  do  not  lie  in  wait  for  it, 

so  does  the  big  reward  gravitate  to  the  patient 
man 

18  As  we  grow  better  we  meet  better  people 

IS 


MM)  YOURS) 
CM  BUSINESS 


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Each 
ilium. 

Each 
plain 

19 

A  task:  To  be  honest,  to  be  kind;  to  earn  a  little  and 

$ 

.25 

20 

Be  a  man  and  a  friend  to  everybody 

.25 

21 

Be  content  with  your  condition  or  else  improve  it 

.25 

22 

Before  you  are  fit  for  friendship  you  must  be  able  to 

.25 

23 

Be  gentle  and  keep  your  voice  low  .... 

1.00 
.15 

.25 
.10 

24 

Be  moderate  in  the  use  of  all  things,  save  fresh  air 

.25 

25 

Better  mend  one  fault  in  yourself  than  a  hundred 

.25 

26 

Be  yourself         .       .       .       .  . 

.15 

.10 

27 

Blessed  is  that  man  who  has  found  his  work  : 

1.00 
.50 
.15 

.25 
.10 

28 

Blessed  is  that  man  who  does  not  rubber 

.15 

.10 

29 

Books,  like  friends,  should  be  few  and  well  chosen, 

1.00 

.25 

30 

31 

Business:  The  musician,  the  painter,  the  poet  are, 
in  a  larger  sense,  no  greater  artists  than  the  man 

1.00 

.25 

32 

Carry  the  message  to  Garcia  

.25 

33 

Cast  forth  thy  act,  thy  word  into  the  everliving, 
everworking  universe;  it  is  a  seed-grain,  etc. 

1.00 

.25 

34 

Character  is  the  result  of  two  things:  mental  attitude 
and  the  way  we  spend  our  time  .... 

.25 

35 

Commonplace  people  have  good  memories.  They 
never  forget  the  good  they  do,  etc. 

.15 

.10 

36 

Co-operation,  not  competition,  is  the  life  of  trade  . 

J5 

.25 

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ilium. 

Each  K 
plain  ' 

37 

Concealment  is  friction — a  secret  gnaws  . 

$ 

.25  | 

*8 

Constantly  striving  to  make  our  best,  better 

1.00 

.25  I 

39 

Credo:  I  believe  in  tbe  motherhood  of  God.  I  believe 
in  the  blessed  trinity  of  father,  mother  and 

1.00 
.15 

.25  I 
.10  I 

40 

Credo:  I  know  that  I  am  here,  in  a  world  where 
nothing  is  permanent  but  change 

1.00 

.25 

41 

Declaration:  I  hold  these  truths  to  be  self-evident: 
That  man  was  made  to  be  happy 

1.00 

.25 

42 

Do  and  be  

1.00 

.25 

43 

Don't  be  a  knocker  jt  If  you  work  for  a  man,  in 
heaven's  name,  work  for  him  .... 

.25 

44 

Don't  pray  cream  on  Sunday  and  live  skim-milk 
the  rest  of  the  week  

1.00 

.25 

45 

Don't  scrap !  Do  unto  others  as  you  would  oe 

1.00 
.13 

.25 
.10 

46 

Do  not  lean  on  any  one  and  let  no  one  lean  on  you 

.25  | 

47 

Do  not  think  the  other  fellow's  opportunities  have 
been  greater  than  yours;  he  made  them 

.25  A 

48 

Do  not  trespass  on  the  gabby-jack  preserve  18 — J — 5=? 

.25  | 

49 

Don't  worry   

1.00 

.25 

50 

Do  the  thing  right  and  do  it  right  now 

.25 

51 

Do  unto  others  as  though  you  were  the  others 

.15 

.10 

52 

Do  your  work  as  well  as  you  can — and  be  kind 

.15 

.25 
.10 

53 

Each  morn,  if  you  would  rightly  live 

On  this  terrestrial  ball, 
Name  o'er  your  foes,  and  then  forgive, 

.25 

:!  54 

Endurance  is  one-half  of  life;  doing,  the  other 

»7 

.25 

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Each 
plain 

55 

Enthusiasm  is  the  lubricant  that  makes  the  wheels 

$ 

.25 

56 

Eternal  vigilance  is  not  only  the  price  of  liberty, 
but  of  every  other  good  thing  ...» 

.ZD 

57 

1.00 

.25 

58 

.10 

Every  employee  pays  for  superintendence  and  in- 
spection. Some  pay  more  and  some  less,  etc. 

1.00 

.25 

fin 

r  UlKb    W11U    UU  11U  L    tvllUVV    UUW    IU    IdKC     X  Uc  X^illlloLlIlC 

had  better  not  

i  no 
.15 

.10 

ft  1 

D  1 

Folks  who  never  do  any  more  than  they  get  paid 
for,  never  get  paid  for  any  more  than  they  do 

1.00 

.25 

62 

Following  the  inner  light:  Doing  what  you  want  to 

1.00 

.25 

63 

.15 

64 

Get  your  happiness  out  of  your  work,  or  you  will 
never  know  what  happiness  is  ... 

.25 
.10 

65 

66 

Give  us  a  kind  word  rather  than  the  money 

.25 

67 

Happiness  is  a  habit,  etc.  ..... 

.15 

.25 
.10 

68 

Hardship  consists  in  thinking  hardship  . 

.25 

69 

He  has  achieved  success   who   has   lived  well, 
laughed  often  and  loved  much  .... 

l.UU 

.ZD 

70 

Help  yourself  and  everybody  will  help  you 

.15 

.10 

71 

He  that  will  not  hear  can  not  judge 

.25 

72 

He  that  dwelleth  in  the  secret  place  of  the  Most 
High   shall   abide   under  the  shadow  of  the 

1.00 

.25 

73 

He  who  lives  but  to  enjoy,  never  enjoys  anything 

»9 

.25 

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77/ /X 


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XT  „ 

Mo. 

THE  LIST 

Each 
ilium. 

Each 
plain 

74 

Horse  sense:  If  you  work  for  a  man,  in  heaven's 

$1.00 

.25 

75 

I  believe  that  no  one  can  harm  us  but  ourselves, 
that  sin  is  misdirected  energy,  that  there  is  no 
devil  but  fear  and  that  the  universe'.'is  planned 

1.00 

.25 

76 

I  crave,  dear  Lord,  no  boundless  hoard,  etc.  . 

1.00 

.25 

77 

I  desire  to  radiate  health,  cheerfulness,  sincerity, 
calm  courage  and  good  will,  etc. 

.25 

78 

It  a  man  can  write,  etc  

.15 

.10 

79 

If  I  knew  you  and  you  knew  me, 

If  both  of  us  could  clearly  see,  etc  

1.00 

.25 

80 

If  pleasures  are  greater  in  anticipation,  just  re- 
member that  this  is  true  also  of  trouble 

.25 

81 

If  there  is  any  better  way  to  teach  virtue  than  to 
practise  it,  I  would  like  to  know          .  . 

.25 

82 

Tf  wa  l"i n \7£»  n1f>3cnnt  t n on  ch t  q    pupti  whpn  alnnp  u/P 
X  i   w  c  Ua  V  c  uicaoaiii   uiuutiuo,   c  veil  w  iicn  aiu  iiCj   w  c 

have  good -company  ...... 

1.00 

it    y o Li    attcpi    cii  i    li    in  u b l    ue   pail   ui   )  uui  uaiiy 

1  00 

L50 

.25 

84 

If  you  want  to  know  who  is  boss  around  nere,  just 

.25 

85 

T  hnvp  fnn n A  a  Qr*ot  for  mv  riprmitsicp  Ptc 

A    iiav  c   ivuiiu  a   ouui  ivi   in  y    uciiiiiiacU)   civ.           •  • 

1  OA 

86 

I  love  you  oecause  you  love  the  things  that  I  love  . 

1.00 

.25 

87 

I  live  to  love,  to  laugh,  to  learn  .... 

.10 

oo 

inasmucQ  as  yc  ndve  uone  n  unio   me  leabi  ox 

.25 

89 

Initiative  

1.00 

.25 

90 

In  men  whom  men  pronounce  as  ill 
I  find  so  much  of  goodness  still,  etc. 

31 

1.00 

.25 

WORK  ^our 
G  rief  up  into 

<A_RT  and 
it  is  GONE 


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91  In  order  to  be  a  somebody  you  must  be  willing  to  $ 

be  a  nobody  .  .       .       .       .       .  .25 

92  Is  he  sincere  ?   .25 

93  Is  it  you?   .25 

94  Is  there  a  personal  devil  ?   .10 

95  It  is  better  a  man  should  steal  my  purse — or  good 

name — than  for  me  to  steal  his    ....  .25 

96  It 's  a  wise  guy  who  does  not  monkey  with  his 

destiny  1.00  .25 

  .15  .10 

97  It  is  more  shameful  to  distrust  people  than  to  be 

deceived  by  them         ......  .25 

98  It  is  what  we  think  and  what  we  do  that  makes  us 

what  we  are    ........  .25 

99  It  may  be  proved  with  much  certainty  that  God 

intends  no  man  to  live  in  this  world  without 

working    .25 

100  It 's  nothing  to  give  pension  and  cottage  to  the 

widow  who  has  lost  her  son,  etc.         ...  .50  .25 

101  I  wish  to  be  simple,  honest,  natural,  frank,  clean  in 

mind  and  clean  in  body,  unaffected,  ready  to 

say,  etc.   .10 

102  Keep  an  even  temper  no  matter  what  happens       .  .15  .10 

103  Keep  your  mind  on  the  great  and  splendid  things 

you  would  like  to  do  .       .       .       .       .  .25 

104  Lazy  men  are  just  as  useless  as  dead  ones  and 

take  up  more  room  1.00  .25 

105  Let  what  thou  learnest  in  the  house  of  thy  host  be 

as  though  it  were  not   .25 

106  Life  without  industry  is  guilt,  industry  without  art         1.00  .25 

is  brutality      .       .       •   .15  .10 

107  Life  in  abundance  1.00  .25 

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Each 
plain 

108 

Life  is  too  short  to  spend  in  chewing  the  rag  . 

$1.00 

.25 

109 

Life  is  just  one  damn  thing  after  another 

1.00 

.35 

110 

Life  rules:  Keep  good  company  or  none,  etc.  . 

1.00 

.25 

111 

Lift  the  stone  and  thou  shalt  find  me,  cleave  the 
wood  and  there  am  I  

.15 

.10 

112 

Lincoln's  Gettysburg  address  

.25 

113 

Little  girl  with  the  curls  

1.00 

.25 

114 

Love  is  all.  I  say  to  you  that  man  has  not  sufficient 
imagination  to  exaggerate  the  importance  of  love 

1.00 

.25 

115 

Love  is  better  than  a  cat-o'-nine-tails,  and  sym- 
pathy saves  more  souls  than  threats  . 

.25 

116 

Loyalty  is  that  quality,  etc.  ..... 

1.00 

.25 

117 

Men  are  only  great,  etc  

1.00 

.25 

118 

Mental  attitude  

.50 

.25 
.10 

119 

.15 

120 

Music  is  the  natural  and  universal  language  of  the 

.25 

121 

My  creed:  Do  not  keep  the  alabaster  boxes  of  your 
love  and  tenderness  sealed  up  until  your  friends 
are  dead  

1.00 

.25 

122 

My  emancipation  proclamation  .... 

.10 

123 

1.00 

124 

My  symphony  

1.00 

- 

125 

Nature  never  did  betray  the  heart  that  loved  her  . 

1.00 

126 

Nature  withdraws  talents  that  are  not  well  employed 

«5 

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127  Never  explain — your  friends  do  not  need  it  and  your      $1.00  .25 

enemies  will  not  believe  you  anyway         .       .  .15  .10 

128  Never  judge  nor  condemn  anyjone,  etc.    .       .       .         1.00  .25 

129  Noah  was  six  hundred  years  old  before  he  knew 

how  to  build  an  ark.  Don't  lose  your  grip   .       .  .25 

130  No  man  ever  pushed  himself  forward  by  patting 

himself  on  the  back   .25 

131  No  man  regrets  the  flight  of  time  except  the  one 

who  fails  to  improve  it   .25 

132  O  God,  help  me  to  win,  but  if  in  Thy  inscrutable 

wisdom  Thou  wiliest  me  not  to  win,  then,  O  God, 

make  me  a  good  loser  1.00  .25 

133  One  great,  strong,  unselfish  soul  in  any  community 

would  actually  redeem  the  world        ...  .10 

134  One  ounce  of  loyalty  is  worth  a  pound  of  cleverness  .25 

135  One  small  life  in  God's  great  plan — 

How  futile  it  seems  as  the  ages  roll,  etc.        .  1.00  .25 

136  One  begins  a  whisper,  another  makes  it  a  report,  a 

third  makes  it  a  calumny   .25 

137  Only  character  counts  •  .25 

138  Opportunity  1.00  .25 

  .15  .10 

139  Patience  makes  kings  1.00  .25 

140  Recipe  for  educating  your  children:  Educate  your- 

self   .25 

141  Recipe  for  securing  love — love   .25 

142  Remember  the  week-day,  etc   1.00  .25 

  .15  .10 

143  Resolve:  To  keep  my  health !  To  do  my  work  !  To 

live!  1.00  .25 

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OUGET 
#  GOOD 
Ef GIVING  IT 


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No. 


THE  LIST 


Each  Each 
ilium,  plain 


144  Responsibilities  gravitate  to  the  person  who  can  $ 

shoulder  them,  etc.       .       .       .       . '     .       .  .25 

145  Rest  is  rust,  and  real  life  lies  in  love,  laughter  and 

work   .25 

146  Ristori  is  dead  and  the  world  is  poor  again      .       .  .15 

147  Say  good-by  to  wobbling    .25 

148  Seek  for  the  good  in  things,  or  take  the  chaff  for 

your  pains   .25 

149  Send  some  one,  Lord,  to  love  the  best  there  is  in 

me,  and  accept  nothing  less  from  me  .       .       .         1.00  .25 

150  Shirkers  get  paid  what  they  are  worth      ...  .25 

151  Sleep  sweetly  in  this  quiet  room,  etc.       .       .       .  1.00  .25 

152  Smile   .15  .10 

153  So  long  as  we  love  we  serve,  etc.      ....  1.00  .25 

154  Some  people  get  results  if  kindly  encouraged,  but 

give  me  the  man  who  can  do  things  in  spite  of 

hell  1.00  .25 

155  Solitude  1.00  .25 

156  Speak  well  of  every  one  if  you  speak  of  them  at  all         1.00  .25 

  .50  .10 

 15 

157  Take  off  your  hat  to  the  man  who  minds  his  own 

business   .25 

158  Talk  less  and  listen  more         .....         1.00  .25 

 .15  .10 

159  That  man  is  the  best  educated  who  is  the  most 

useful   .25 

160  The  busy  man's  creed:  I  believe  in  the  stuff  I  am 

handing  out,  in  the  firm  I  am  working  for,  and 

in  my  ability  to  get  results  1.00  .25 


R I  ENDS 
andCREDFT 
PURSUETrlE 
MAN  WHO 
DOES  NOT 
NEED 
THEM 


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No. 

inc.  Llo  i 

Each 
ilium. 

Each 
plain 

161 

The  devil  gave  us  our  relatives,  but,  thank  God,  we 
can  choose  our  friends  ..... 

$1.00 
.15 

.10 

.10 

162 

The  duty  of  obeying  is  no  less  than  the  responsi- 

.ZD 

163 

The  first  item  inthecommonsense  creed  is  obedience 

1.00 

.25 

164 

The  foot-path  to  peace  ...... 

1.00 

.25 

165 

The  great  man  is  not  so  great  as  folks  think  and 
not  so  stupid  as  he  seems  

.25 

166 

The  gossip  habit  is  a  disease,  etc.  .... 

1.00 
.15 

.15 

167 

The  habit  of  borrowing  small  sums  of  money  is  a 
pernicious  practise  that  breaks  many  a  friendship 

.25 

168 

The  hands  I  lift  to  Thee  are  empty,  etc.  . 

1.00 

.25 

169 

The  honorable  Elk:  I  am  not  a  jiner,  but  if  I  ever 
jine  the  jiners  I  will  begin  with  the  Elks  and 
probably  end  there,  etc.  

1.00 

.25 

170 

The  industrious  man  is  light-hearted — the  man  who 
works  is  the  happy  man  ..... 

.25 

171 

.25 

172 

The  less  you  require  looking  after,  the  more  you 
are  able  to  stand  alone  and  complete  your  tasks, 
the  greater  your  reward  ..... 

.15 

.10 

173 

The  love  you  liberate  in  your  work  is  the  only  love 

.15 

.10 

174 

The  man  who  allows  his  life  to  justify  itself,  etc. 

1.00 
.50 

.25 

175 

The  man  who  thinks  he  can't  is  usually  right 

.25 

176 

The  man  who  is  worthy  of  being  a  leader  of  men 
will  never  complain  of  the  stupidity  of  his  helpers 

1.00 

.25 

177 

The  man  that  endures  is  the  man  that  wins  . 

1.00 

.25 

178 

The  only  way  to  secure  friends  is  to  be  one 

35 

.25 

UCCE5S 

:o/ssiST5l 

\M  T/1C 
CLIA1B 


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No  THE  LIST  .««*  E™h 

ilium,  plain 

179  The  men  who  do  things  and  not  the  men  who  merely  $ 

talk  about  things  are  the  men  who  bless  the 

world      .........  .25 

180  The  right  to  be  useful  is  the  only  right  I  want        .  .25 

181  The  salutation  of  the  dawn  1.00  .25 

182  The  store  is  a  hive;  be  a  bee,  not  a  drone        .       .  .25 

183  The  sweetest  thing  upon  the  earth  is  the  pleasure 

of  pleasing   .25 

184  The  valuable  man  in  any  business  is  the  man  who 

can  and  will  co-operate  with  other  men       .       .        1.00  .25 

185  The  way  of  the  world  1.00  .25 

186  The  world  reserves  its  big  prizes  but  for  one  thing 

and  that  is  for  initiative,  etc.        ....         1.00  .25 

187  The  world  needs  more  kindness       ....  .25 

188  There  are  people  who  live  near  to  science  and  never 

know  it  1.00  .25 

189  There  is  but  one  road  to  art,  and  that  is  the  steep 

and  toilsome  pathway  of  fact       ....         1.00  .25 

190  There  is  no  joy  in  life  equal  to  the  joy  of  putting 

salt  on  the  tail  of  an  idea   .25 

191  There  is  nothing  so  good  as  the  sun  and  wind  for 

driving  the  foolishness  out  of  one        .       .       .  .25 

192  There  is  so  much  good  in  the  worst  of  us,  etc.       .         1.00  .25 

193  There  may  be  some  substitute  for  good  nature,  but  .25 

so  far  it  has  not  been  discovered         ...  .10 

194  They  will  talk  anyway   .15  .25 

  .10 

195  They  say — what  say  they  ?  Let  them  say        .       .  .25 

  .10 

196  Things  are  never  so  bad  as  they  seem,  and  all 

difficulties  sneak  away  when   you  look  them 

squarely  in  the  eye        ......  .25 

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Co  Escape 
Cmncism : 
Do  Roth  i  no 
Sfls>  Rothihg 
Be  FtoTHino 


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No. 

THE  LIST 

Each 
ilium. 

Bach 
plain 

197 

Think  twice  before  you  speak,  then  talk  to  yourself 

$ 

•25 

198 

Think  less  about  your  rights,  more  about  your  duties 

.25 

199 

.15 

200 

'T  is  not  in  mortals  to  command  success 

1.00 

.25 

201 

To  be  deceived  by  a  man  is  not  so  bad  as  to  dis- 

.25 

202 

To  escape  criticism:  Do  nothing,  say  nothing,  be 
nothing  ......... 

1.00 

.25 

203 

To  establish  and  maintain   order,  harmony  and 

.15 

.25 
.10 

204 

To  go  into  solitude,  a  man  needs  to  retire  as  much 
from  his  chamber  as  from  society,  etc. 

1.00 

.25 

205 

To  our  patients:  Just  on  the  verge  of  danger,  etc.  . 

.50 

.25 

206 

To  repeat  an  unkind  truth  is  just  as  bad  as  to 
invent  a  lie 

.25 

207 

.10 

208 

Two  to  one  in  all  things  against  the  angry  man 

.25 

209 

Violence  symbols  weakness — strength  shows  itself 

.25 

210 

We  are  all  children  in  the  kindergarten  of  God 

1.00 

.25 

211 

We    are   endeavoring  to   separate  intellect  and 

1.00 

.25 

212 

We  are  not  sent  into  this  world  to  do  anything  into 
which  we  can  not  put  our  hearts,  etc.  . 

1.00 

.25 

213 

We  awaken  in  others  the  same  attitude  of  mind  we 

.25 

214 

We  best  redeem  the  past  by  forgetting  it 

.25 

215 

We  need  some  one  to  believe  in  us,  etc. 

39 

1.00 
.50 

.25 

Do  r\ot  keep 
^yourkiivdrve^i 

cor&pj£mei\ts- 
if  it  iuks  over 
bit  twill  do 


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216  We  thank  Thee  for  this  place  in  which  we  dwell,       $  .25 

for  the  love  that  unites,  etc.         ....  .10 

217  What  others  say  of  me  matters  little;  what  I  myself 

say  and  do  matters  much   .25 

218  What  would  be  the  good  of  havin'  luck  if  nobody 

was  glad;  or  of  gettin'  things  if  there  was  nobody 

to  divide  with  ?   .15 

219  Whenever  any  good  comes  our  way,  let  us  enjoy  it 

to  the  fullest  and  then  pass  it  along  in  another 

form   .25 

220  Whenever  you  go  out-of-doors,  draw  your  chin  in, 

carry  the  crown  of  the  head  high,  etc.         .       .        1.00  .25 

221  When  you  disparage  the  concern  of  which  you  are 

a  part,  you  disparage  yourself     ....  .25 

222  White  Hyacinths:  If  I  had  but  two  loaves  of  bread, 

etc   .25 

223  Who  entereth  here  ?   (1,00  .25 

224  Why  not  leave  them  to  Nemesis  ?  .15  .10 

225  Worry,  hate  and  unkindness  are  all  forms  of  fear  .25 

226  Work  fortyourself  by  working  for  the  good  of  all    .  .25 

227  Yesterday  can  not  be  recalled;  tomorrow  can  not  be 

assured;  this  day  only  is  yours    ....  .25 

228  You  can  never  stand  well  with  the  boss  by  telling 

him  of  those  who  are  laggards     ....  .25 

229  You  have  not  fulfilled  every  duty  unless  you  have 

fulfilled  that  of  being  pleasant     ....         1.00  .25 

230  Your  heart  does  the  work   .25 

231  Your  quarrel  with  the  world  is  only  a  quarrel  with 

yourself   .25 

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BUILD 

STRONG 


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Sets  of  Assorted  Mottoes 


OTHING  is  more  useful  than  the 
small  motto  which  the  business  man 
can  place  in  his  letters.  The  senti- 
ment attracts,  and  the  motto  is 
placed  on  his  desk — or  else  in  the 
waste-basket. 

Lots  of  1000  .....  $4.00 
Lots  of  1000  with  your  name  printed  on  them  5.00 

Some  business  houses  have  found  our  sets  of 
mottoes  educative,  emulative,  seductive  and 
suggestive  Jt.  An  employee  will  take  a  hint 
from  a  motto  which  his  employer  could  not 
give — sometimes. 

A  few  firms  say  that  a  set  of  Roy  croft  mottoes 
have  educated  their  workers. 

One  hundred  mottoes  in  a  set,  printed  in  two, 
three  and  four  colors  on  translucent  board — 
size,  11x14  inches  (no  two  alike ): 

Full  set,  100  mottoes          .          .          .  $10.00 

75  mottoes     .....  7.50 

50  mottoes     .....  6.00 

Single  motto            ....  .25 

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RAM  ED  and  mounted 
mottoes. 

The  things  we  love,  we 
desire  to  protect.  This 
sentiment  has  made  a 
demand  for  frames  and  mounting- 
boards  for  our  mottoes. 

15c.  mottoes  on  oak  boards      .     $  .35 

Size— 9  5-8  x  12  1-2 

10c.  mottoes  on  easel  boards   .  .25 

Size— 7  3-4  x  7  3-4 

$1.00  mottoes  framed  in  oak    .  2.50 
Size— 16  x  24 

C£  We  make  Mahogany  Frames 
and  Special  Frames  of  all  sizes 
at  your  order         J,  jb      j,  j. 


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BY  K/E  flto 

RflLLfl5Ta 
BY  BRAID* 

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«tWEARE 
PUNISHED 

jRXour  sins 
not  for  them 


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HAND-MODELED 
Leather  Panel  on  oppo- 
site page  is  de  luxe.  The 
material,  the  skilled 
workmanship,  the  helpful 
sentiment,  make  these 
mottoes  rare  treasures  jft 
They  can  be  made  to  fit 
any  niche,  and  we  have 
them  in  stock.  Size:  7x13 
inches.  Price,  $7.00  j.  jt 


5° 


SUPPOSE 

You  BE*  not 

merely  Seem 


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PVhi^nmEhT 

.JrlVLfc  FIT 

THE  CRimiMOL 
HOT  TliE 

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(tetjowhapness 
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youll  never  know 

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